You may wonder why “Broken Bench.” Trivia time: The word “bankruptcy” is derived from two Latin words – “bancus,” which means bench, and “ruptus,” which means broken. During the 1800s, if a merchant could no longer afford to stay in business, the bench he used to sell goods would be broken, symbolizing that he was no longer welcome to do business with the other merchants. The term “bankruptcy” finds its origin in this wood-shattering event!

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